Tag: atom

It’s amazing how it’s only been two days, and already we’ve covered quite a bit of ground. Although I was already familiar with Git, and have used CSS extensively as a web designer, today was still a day where I learned a few new tricks.

First off, there’s the text editor that I use quite a bit, Atom. I’ve never really looked into the keyboard shortcuts involved with it, and realized how there are so many ways that I can improve my workflow:

⌘ + , Open preferences

⌃ + g Go to line

⌘ + p Go to file

⌘ + r Go to symbol

⌘ + ⇧ + p Toggle Command Palette

⌘ + ⌥ + Left/Right Toggle Files/Tabs

⌘ + w Close Current Window/File if Saved

⌘ + s Save current file

⌘ + ] Tab Right

⌘ + [ Tab Left

⌘ + z Undo Change

⌘ + y Redo Change

With Git, I learned a little more about discarding changes made to the staging area – something that I’ve never really played around with much before.

With CSS, I learned a few new things about animations and selectors. First off, playing the FlukeOut game made me realize how many advanced selectors are out there that I haven’t had a chance to really implement in any of my previous work as a designer. And as far as animations go, I realize I have quite a bit of research to do to really feel comfortable with them.

And lastly, I discovered how fun and easy it is to build blogs with Jekyll.

All in all, it was a really busy and productive day. I can’t believe it’s only been two days – it feels like I’ve been coding away at WDI for weeks. It’s safe to say I’m pretty please with the curriculum thus far.